Twine holder



S. LEE.

' TWINE HOLDER.

APPLI F0 EB, I9, 1921. 1,405,526, Patented Feb. 7, 192,2.

SIDNEY LEE, or'BnoKEN marrow, orrmirroiira.

TWINE HOLDER.

igreaeee.

'Specification of Letters Patent; `Patented F 7,

Applcaton'led February 19, 1921. Serial No. 446,493. f

To all whom t may concern.: N

Be it known that I, SIDNEY LEE, a citizen of the United. States, and a resident of Broken Arrow, in the county of Tulsa and YState of Oklahoma, .have invented certain one object of the 'invention being toprovide a simple and efficient twine holder having a plurality of compartments to receive balls of twine; to prevent possibility of binding or breaking of the twine as the same is threaded through one or more of the dividing partitions forming said compartments; to provide means whereby ready access may be had to the interior of the device and which when opened will expose all of said compartments; to so construct said device that it may be tightly closed and serve edectually to protect the twine contained therein from the effects of moisture, and to provide means for supporting a reserve supply of balls of twine.

lith this and other objects in View, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims.

in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 ris a view of my improved twine holder with the door open. Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view, and Figure 3 is a plan View.

My improved twine holder comprises a metal container, 1, preferably made cylindrical in form and the top 2 of said container is made convex so as to shed water and.

prevent the same from entering the central hole 3 through which the twine passes. At the bottom of the container a lateral plate or arm 4 is provided and from this plate or the central hole to the periphery of the'par-l tition-,or lplatform to facilitate the intro- I' duction of the twine. VThe balls of twine :are i Y disposedin the several `compartments,-the A twine from the balls in the compartments beingpassed .upwardly throughthe super:y

imposed partitions or yplatforms and. out through-the central hole 3 in the top ofthe container and, after passing through a*r suitable tension device. y9j on the container, is carried to the binding mechanism. i The inner end of the ball of twine in the bottom compartment will be tiedato the'f'outer end of the ball of twine in the nextv compartment above and when a greater number of comr` partments are employed the balls of twine will be tied Vtogether lin the same lmanner so that the twine-will be'unwound successively from the several balls.

The container is provided with. a curved door 10 hinged at one edge thereto and thisdoor is provided lwith horizontal plates or projections 11 which are so disposed that when theL door is closed, they will move under the partitions or platforms and serve in effect to close the elongated slots therein and prevent the twine passingthrough said partitions or platforms from escaping' from the central guide holes therein and becoming tangled or caught. The door is preferably made of sheet metal and the plates or projections serve, not only to perform the function above described, but also to strengthen the door. rThe free edgerof the door may be made to overlie one edge of the body of the container so as to effect a tight joint and said door will be provided with a latch 12. This latch may be made of spring steel and secured to the door in `such manner that it will project an appreciable distance from its free edge so that it may. engage a button 13 on the body of the container,-said latch being provided near its free end with a suitable opening to receive said button and engage the shankv thereof. The door when closedl and latched will effectually close the container against the entrance 'of water and dust.

When the door is open, access may be had to all the compartments so that if the twine in the upper compartments shall havel become'exhausted, the ball in the lower compartment may be transferred to the upper compartmentand freshballs from the reserve supply placed in the lower compartments. The container may be provided with peep-holes 14 to permit the operator to view the several compartments without opening the door.

Having fully described my invention what Vll claim as new and desire to seeure by Letters-Patent, is: o

l. In a twine holder, the combination of a container having a hole in its top for the passage of twine, a platform or partition in said container dividing the latter into compartments, said platform having a central hole for the passage of twine and` having` a slot extending from said central hole to the periphery of the platform or partition, a hinged door, and' means movable by said door and operating to close said slot and prevent escape of the twine from the central hole in the partition or platform when the door is closed and to open said slot when the door is opened.

2. In a twine holder, the combination of a sheet metal container having a convex top provided with a central hole for the passage of twine, a partition or platform -inrsaid container and dividing the latter into compartn ments, said partition or platform having a central twine hole and an elongated slot extending from said hole to the periphery of said partition or platform, a curved sheet metal door hinged at one edge to Vthe body of said container, and a plate secured to the inner side of said door and adapted to be come disposed under said partition or platform and close the slot in the latter when the dooris closed.

3. ln a twine holder, the combination of a container, a plurality 0f platforms therein, eaohvhaving a `central hole and an elongated slot extending from s-aid hole to the periphery of the platform, ahinged door for said container, a plurality of plates carried by said door and projecting inwardly from the inner face thereof, said plates being arranged to become disposed Aunder said platforms and close the slots in the latter when the door is closed, and a latch rdevice for holding the door in closed position.

ln testimony whereof, l have signed this specificati-on in the presence ofy two sul scribing witnesses.

i Y SlDNEY LEE. Witnesses F. S. HURD, Josnrir C. DownY. 

